Agbeko Petty is a seasoned litigator with experience across private practice and all three branches of the federal government. Her practice focuses on complex commercial and government-facing litigation, strategic counseling, and crisis management. Her work spans white-collar and regulatory defense, internal investigations, sanctions enforcement and compliance, national security, and constitutional and administrative litigation.
Agbeko has defended companies and individuals in Department of Justice and state investigations, led sensitive internal investigations, and litigated fraud and misconduct cases across diverse enforcement settings. She has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including technology, healthcare, finance, energy, and pharmaceuticals. Her litigation experience covers the full lifecycle of a case—from early strategic planning and dispositive motions through discovery, trial, and appeal. She has represented Fortune 500 companies in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
Before joining DIR, Agbeko was a trial attorney in the Federal Programs Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice. There, she defended the Executive Office of the President, Cabinet officials, and federal agencies in high-stakes litigation involving national security, economic sanctions, and executive authority. She advised on litigation risk and represented multiple federal agencies, including the Departments of the Treasury, Defense, and State. Before joining the Department of Justice, Agbeko served as Democratic Counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, where she advised senior members on constitutional law, executive authority, congressional oversight, and civil rights and liberties, and led internal policy development on artificial intelligence regulation.
Kendra has been practicing law since 2022. Her focus is in the area of Domestic Relations. Kendra served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Angela L. Horan of the 31st Judicial Circuit of Virginia (Prince William County). Kendra is also qualified as a Guardian Ad Litem for children in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
PROFESSIONAL and CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS
- Prince William County Bar Association Prince William County
Abdiel is an Associate in our antitrust, competition, and trade practice based in San Francisco. She assists clients with consumer protection matters, including investigations by the FTC and DOJ.
Prior to joining Freshfields, Abdiel was a staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission in the Bureau of Consumer Protection. Her practice focused on consumer protection matters, including issues involving false and deceptive advertising and marketing practices.
Education
- JD, Santa Clara University School of Law
- Honors Moot Court – Internal
- BA, Political Science: Law and Society, California State University, Northridge
- Minor in Philosophy
- 2017 Political Science Department Service Award
- Pi Sigma Alpha – National Political Science Honor Society
Bar Admissions
- Admitted to practice in California
- Admitted to Northern District of California
Professional
- Former Intern for Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi
- Former Intern for the Federal Trade Commission, Western Region San Francisco Office
- Former Consumer Protection Section Law Clerk for the California Department of Justice—Office of the Attorney General
Awards
- 2022 Stephen A. Nye Award, recognizing an FTC attorney at the GS-13 grade level or below who has demonstrated outstanding performance.
- 2024 Bureau of Consumer Protection Director’s Award.
- 2024 Internal Collaboration Award, recognition for outstanding collaboration and contributions to the mission of the Federal Trade Commission.
Richala Jackson focuses her practice on commercial litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, and securities litigation.
Richala received her Juris Doctor and Degree in Comparative Law from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center and her Bachelor of Arts, in Biology, magna cum laude from Fisk University. While in law school, Richala served as a Senior Associate for the Journal of Energy Law and Resources, President of the Black Law Student Association, and as a teaching assistant for Civil Procedure and Criminal Law and Procedure.
Litigation Focus
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
- Securities Litigation and Regulation
Education
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2022
- Fisk University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2019
Recognitions
- Journal of Energy Law and Resources, Senior Associate (Volume 10)
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Legal Writing
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Texas
Tyne’ N. Mattox (pronounced Tuh-nay) earned her Juris Doctor in 2014 from Southern University Law Center. She knew from the time she was just eight years old that she wanted to be an attorney to help right the wrongs of the legal system by providing representation that people can afford. Today, she continues her commitment to quality, affordable representation, never forgetting that her Army veteran father and her business savvy mother taught her that discipline and faith in God is the forefront of all success.